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ProMusicStudy@yahoo.com |
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located on Staten Island in New York City. |
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Piano - Voice - Vocal Coaching - Electric Bass |
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the studio |
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Click above to find out more
about the instructor |
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e-mail: [email protected] (e-mail is checked periodically) |
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Taught by recording/performing artist with BFA/MA degrees |
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Read and interpret popular lead sheets
Unlock the mystery of improvisation
Learn proper classical technique |
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On Practicing: |
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How to practice is just as important as finding the time to practice. Too many students find music a frustrating endeavor. This is not because music is difficult but because they do not understand proper practice technique.
Making "mistakes": How often to you say, "oops" when you practice? The reason for 'making mistakes' is tackling too much material beyond your comfort level at a tempo that is too fast. Adjust one or both of these elements and you are on your way to success. What seems a simple and obvious technique however is so often overlooked and not applied with the proper discipline. |
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Classical
Jazz
Pop |
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It is often necessary to shorten the amount of material being worked on and/or slow down the tempo. We cannot let our desire and impatience to perform a piece interfere with taking the time to truly immerse ourselves in the material. When you practice a lot of material, moving quickly on to the next study, it may give you the illusion that you are making progress, but it is only an illusion.
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Our goal is to perform whatever it is - COMFORTABLY. It is your comfort level with the material, a very personal, internal gauge that measures your progress. |
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On Singing: |
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Singing is much more a mental activity then most people realize. In singing it is most important to mentally form the exact sound and placement in our mind BEFORE we vocalize. Other issues, such as breathing technique and range, will fall more easily into place when we imagine, in our 'mind's ear', the proper placement and sound we want to produce.
As in speaking, our brain and vocal mechanism appear to work simultaneously. No one would put forth however that it is our mouth that is doing the thinking. The thought comes first. In singing, the vocal tone and thought will appear to also act simultaneously. When we practice however we need to highlight and focus on mentally imagining the tone before it is produced so that it will become the habit as we sing.
Hear the sound IN YOUR MIND. |
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Suggested Reading,
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